Medianews.az presents photos and videos of the protest actions that took a violent turn in Tehran, the capital of Iran, and other cities in January.
An Iranian citizen driving a Peugeot 405 rammed into a gathering of Basij and special forces in the city of Mashhad. pic.twitter.com/hPl6E3Q5ew
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) January 8, 2026
Iran: Protests Kangan, Bushehr
— Imtiaz Mahmood (@ImtiazMadmood) January 8, 2026
Image of a plainclothes individual instructing agents on which protester to shoot, for identification.
- @farshidbabaei18 pic.twitter.com/c2THVIr3Hn
With all the noise, tweets, and hashtags,
— SilencedSirs◼️ (@SilentlySirs) January 8, 2026
Reza Pahlavi couldn’t even gather 0.01% of the crowd that turned out in Tehran in support of the state. 😃🇮🇷
The real chants are in the streets
not on x. pic.twitter.com/leQ6ImzK1R
Mass protests erupt in Tehran tonight.
— WorldGeopolitics25 (@WGeopolitics25) January 8, 2026
People in Iran's capital shouted from their homes and rallied in the streets on Thursday night after a call by the country's exiled crown prince for a mass demonstration, witnesses said.
Internet access and telephone lines in Iran cut out… pic.twitter.com/fE50xseagM
Massive protests in and around Isfahan (3rd largest city in Iran) 👇
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) January 8, 2026
Regime forces are fleeing.
pic.twitter.com/P9JMemj6Ur
Protesters now raising the real flag of Iran, the Lion and Sun, across the country 🙏🏻
— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) January 8, 2026
pic.twitter.com/D4l0D2ov0j
The Lion of Iran has awakened.
— Goldie Ghamari | گلسا قمری (@gghamari) January 7, 2026
Iranians are rejecting Islam, the Islamic Republic, and Sharia Law en masse.
I've never been more proud to be Iranian.
❤️ pic.twitter.com/epelSNl5yS
🆘🆘🆘
— Goldie Ghamari | گلسا قمری (@gghamari) January 8, 2026
MASSACRE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN IRAN
ISLAMIC TERRORISTS have shut down the internet and are murdering Iranians RIGHT NOW:
"Hi, Mr. Trump. Here is Mashhad city. Ayatollah killed my people. Please help to my people. Please. Help to Reza Pahlavi, come to Iran (help bring… pic.twitter.com/mgJDVHsqBk
🚨BRUTAL GUNFIRE ON THE STREETS OF TEHRAN
— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) January 8, 2026
Listen to the sound of regime guards firing on civilians as a war for the streets begins
Hopefully the regime will fall soon 🙏 https://t.co/4MY1tEzoT5 pic.twitter.com/R8GvLwnJAR
🚨VIOLENCE IN IRAN ESCALATES AS REGIME FORCES CLASH WITH CIVILLIANS
— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) January 8, 2026
One way or another the Iranian regime will collapse after Trump's announcement today
There will be no Islamic Republic soon
This is good news for everyone https://t.co/x0txZt1fF3 pic.twitter.com/KNpRwt35xT
"IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME"
— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) January 8, 2026
The Iranians are not stopping
They want their freedom
Islam will fall https://t.co/6az3IwOQ5y pic.twitter.com/MxJOZD6axG
